Posted by Racer on January 28, 2005, at 11:13:59
In reply to Re: Unsolicited advice..., posted by partlycloudy on January 18, 2005, at 17:53:30
When you get those women together, don't overlook the Lemony Snicket books! Why let the kids have all the fun? They won't appreciate the books fully anyway...
Let's see, the series starts with "The Bad Beginning", goes on to "The Reptile Room", "The Wide Window", "The Miserable Mill", etc. There are eleven books in the series, and you can learn all sorts of wonderful things by reading them -- my favorite so far is the moral of the First World War: "Never assassinate Archduke Ferdinand."
I think what the world -- or at least Florida -- needs is a book club for women that reads the Good Fun Books, Frothy Books, and stays away from the Read It Because It's Good For You books.
On the other hand, you could read "Anthony Adverse"... (Took me a couple of months -- I have my late Aunt Rac's edition, in one volume, so it's 1200 pages or so... I'd read steadily for a while, then look to see how far I'd gotten -- only to see that I'd barely made a dent. Since I was in a 'can sort of read' phase, that really disheartened me!)
Or you could focus on my former Major Interest: Eighteenth and Nineteeth Century Women Novelists. You could read things like "The Mysteries of Udolpho", "The Italian; or Confessional of the Black Penitents" (<<DO read that one -- just about the time you start to think there is a supernatural event going on, she knocks you down with something REALLY scary!), "Persuasion", "Oroonoko", and so many more!
Now, let's see if Amazon can find all those...
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